''The Radical Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis'' is a book written by Herbert Kitschelt in collaboration with Anthony J. McGann. It is a

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

study of

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experiences in seven countries of

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. In the book, Kitschelt explores the rise of the new radical right parties in Western Europe. He claims that this phenomenon has taken place due to the shift in the political spectra in these countries. Kitschelt further distinguishes between three forms of new radical right parties: ''Neo-Fascists'', which resemble the old Fascist parties and appeal to workers, ''NRR'' or new radical right such as the

Vlaams Belang , ideology = , predecessor = Vlaams Blok , position = , europarl = Identity and Democracy , european = Identity and Democracy Party , youth_wing = Vlaams Belang Jongeren , colours = , ...

and the ''populist'' parties such as the radical parties of Italy. It was published by

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Press in 1995; it was reprinted in paperback in 1997.

Awards

*Winner of the

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's 1996 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award.

External links

''The Radical Right in Western Europe''
at the publisher's page.
Book review of ''The Radical Right in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis''
by

Roger Eatwell Roger Eatwell is a British academic currently an Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Bath. Since the late 1970s, Eatwell has engaged in research in fascism and populism. He defines fascism as a syncretic ideology, which could at ...

in ''

West European Politics ''West European Politics'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal of comparative politics focusing on Western Europe. It was established in 1978 and serves as one of the main publication venues in that field. Its founding editors-in-chief were Vincen ...

'', January, 1998. 1995 non-fiction books Books about the far right English-language books {{polisci-book-stub